[muffled spooky scary skeletons playing in the distance]

[geonomy]

Who: You! Me! Everybody!
Broadcast: idk but we've sure got a pretty broad cast of folks eh, eh
Action: HECK YEAH PLANET MINGLE
When: 10/7 until plot update or recaptcha

It's a deep, deep forest filled to the brim with fungi, mysterious life forms, and pitch black darkness. Explore if you dare and discover all these things and more! Just don't get lost...

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[save_the_souls]

No, that's not what I-

[He rubs his neck and sighs, thinking back.]

It's hard to describe. There wasn't one thing that stood out. It was a lot of things. His smile, his eyes, his looks, his energy, his charm. Every conversation we had, we were able to keep up with each other. Even though we've had, er, very different lives, we could still keep pace with each other. I don't get that often. [Usually people consider him too weird to really get.]

I don't know. It's like...he walked in, and something just...clicked?

[imfine1111one]

[He is in fact writing all of this down--and it's not until he reads it over that he registers how sappy it is. Wow.

That's actually pretty cute.]

So, in basic cliched terms. . .love at first sight? I didn't think that was a thing that actually existed, but your statements are lining up pretty well.

[Love falls on the illogical scale of lawyering, so he isn't gonna press that. As long as they're happy, that's proof enough. But it does spark another question--]

Though ah, what do you do, anyway? Clay was an astronaut in training, and we barely had time to hang out. I'm guessing your schedule was just as hectic.

[Given the RIBBON SWINGING and all.]

[save_the_souls]

Ha, I'm not sure it was that dramatic, but...something close?

[It wasn't like Allen felt he was in love when he first saw Clay. It was more just...a click. It felt right, even if he didn't understand how at the time.]

Me? Well, most of the time these days I'm a medic, or rather a medical student if you wanted to be technical. And then sometimes I'm also...an Exorcist.

That's where the powers come in.

[imfine1111one]

I'm a lawyer, whatever level of instant attraction you felt seems overblown to me no matter what.

[The medical student bit gets an impressed look, but now he just seems confused.]

. . .

You're a super powered priest?

[save_the_souls]

Ah, not exactly a priest, no. Couldn't date if I was.

[He brushes back a lock of his hair] I just fight demons and the undead. Not preach.

[imfine1111one]

[what the shit]

. . .

W-wait.

Did you say DEMONS? And--undead? You mean zombies?!

[save_the_souls]

[Well Apollo is clearly freaked out. Allen can't help but smile at it. ]

Ah, yes. They're all real.

[imfine1111one]

How can you say that so casually?! Ugh. This isn't a yokai deal where you just have an overactive imagination, is it.............. [Dead people coming back to life, mutants, ghosts, fox people, elves. Why can't fiction remain fiction here, why.]

A-alright, humor me. Do you literally fight them, or is this more lowkey. Throwing salt, chanting prayers, that sort of thing? Given your display earlier, I'm guess it's the former, but. . .

[save_the_souls]

[In response? Allen holds up his left hand in front of him, and activates it his fingers turn into very long and sharp talons]

What do you think?

[imfine1111one]

[SCREECH.

Apollo lets out a squawk as he jumps backwards. RIBBONS ARE ONE THING, TALON HANDS, ANOTHER.]

The............the former, then.........

W-what the hell! This is sounding like something out of a comic book! Demons aren't even supposed to be real!

[save_the_souls]

[ Okay that reaction? Makes him laugh some, since Allen has a pretty twisted sense of humor. He's grinning as he deactivates his claw to return to a normal hand. ]

Aha, you'll find a lot of things here that sound like they belong in a comic book.

[imfine1111one]

[Wheeze. He can't take this.]

Unfortunately! Please say there isn't any demon hunting in space. I know Clay's buff as hell, but last I checked, he's not equipped for that!

[save_the_souls]

Very little, luckily.

And even when there is some, Clay doesn't come with. Promise.

[imfine1111one]

I want to say I'm relieved but not really?? How can anyone say they're a demon fighting exorcist with a straight face? I'm a lawyer, and people get freaked out about that. This is heart attack inducing!

[save_the_souls]

[Wow...he's really getting worked up about this]

Erm...sorry?

It's really not that big a deal. [Okay so it is, but not for...Apollo] I keep Clay separate from my Exorcist work. And I'm not planning on bringing a lawyer along either, so it's nothing to worry about.

[imfine1111one]

[He shakes his head.]

No, I'm saying how can you talk about it so casually. You're that jaded to it?

[save_the_souls]

Er...

I've been doing this for over a decade, so...I'd hope I'd be over being shocked by my job, yes.

[imfine1111one]

A decade?

Um. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?

[save_the_souls]

I'm 24.

[imfine1111one]

Huh?! That means you've been fighting monsters since you were just a kid! That's crazy! N-no wonder you're way too calm about it. This must be one hell of a vacation for you.

[save_the_souls]

Too calm? I've never seen someone get as worked up about this as you are...

[imfine1111one]

You're kidding me. You have a knife hand, can zip around trees, and fight demons. That's way absurd compared to something like a lawyer, and real demons don't even exist in our world.

[save_the_souls]

[SHRUGS]

Clay thinks it's cool.

[imfine1111one]

[Weak point!! He frowns, and lets out a huff.]

Of course he does. Do you know how much anime that guy has watched? [Likely not as much as Apollo, but still. A lot!!]

It sounds like a very. ..difficult, but respectful job. It was just surprising to hear.

[save_the_souls]

Um...as much as you?

[Sorry Apollo. He knows you're a nerd. Embrace it]

Ah, yes. I can imagine so! I'll admit my life's a little bizarre.

["A little"]